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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of bowls. n. A finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of bowls.

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 49296 Housing Units (2000): 21290 Land area (2000): 35.405265 sq. miles (91.699212 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.159969 sq. miles (0.414317 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.565234 sq. miles (92.113529 sq. km) FIPS code: 08902 Located within: ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls . Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower , lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them. The world's oldest surviving bowling ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Ah yes, digging up the bowling green would probably mean some explaining, as well. ▪ I understand that it will be used towards the purchase of floodlights for the bowling green . ▪ Take the road behind Porthmeor Beach to the ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins. Bowling alley , a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. Bowling green , a level piece of greensward or smooth ground ...